Question

This report shows something of home computers used by a group of young people. It is a common idea that children today know about computers and have a good knowledge of using them in all sides of their lives.

We decided to try to find out if this was true.

We asked thirty young people between 14 and 18. All the children said they had computers at home. We asked them how much time they usually spend on their computers in a week, but we wondered what they used their computers for.

The average(平均的) time spend on a computer in a week was 12 hours, with the highest user about 30 hours and the lowest only 5 hours. There were no differences between boys and girls.

All the children said they usually used their computers to play games. Fourteen told us they did some word-processing at home, but not very much. Only three of them said that computers helped them with their studies, and nine people told us that they kept addresses and telephone numbers on their computers, or used them as diaries. Only four people said they were learning to make programs, and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of the people used their computers for any other use. The diagram below gives all the results one by one.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14-18 year-old children. They also show quite clearly that computers are used by most people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and keeping address lists. It seems to us that, computers are common in the homes of young people, they haven’t become useful in everyday life.

1.How many young people were asked in the report?

A. 14.  B. 18.  C. 30.  D. 12.

2. In the last paragraph the underlined words “little more than” means___________.

A. almost the same as

B. less than

C. a little more than

D. different from

3.In the diagram, the letter “d” shows______________.

A. only two children spent 30 hours on their computers in a week

B. three children spent about 12 hours on their computers in a week

C. the number of children who spent their time learning to make programs

D. the number of children who spent the least time on their computers in a week

4.According to the report, __________________________________.

A. most of the children can use the computers to study

B. only children aged from 14 to 18 use their computers at home

C. children should not play computer games

D. people should do more to help children know what their computers are mainly used for

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文是一篇调查报告，调查了30名14-18岁年轻人使用电脑的情况，并以图表的形式直观展示不同用途的使用人数，呼吁人们多用些事情帮助孩子明白电脑的真正用途。

1.C细节理解题。根据短文第三段第一句We asked thirty young people between 14 and 18. 可知，参与调查的年轻人数是30。所以该选C。

2.A词汇猜测题。根据本句句意：他们也清晰的表明 ,大多数人使用电脑很少超过游戏机可知，两者使用情况差不多，almost the same as与...几乎一样。所以该选A。

3.C细节理解题。短文倒数第二段第二行Only three of them said that computers helped them with their studies与第四行Only four people said they were learning to make programs, and nobody looked up databases(数据库)，可知该选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据本文主要内容：调查了30名14-18岁年轻人使用电脑的情况，并以图表的形式直观展示不同用途的使用人数，呼吁人们多用些事情帮助孩子明白电脑的真正用途。所以该选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。